Oscar Garcia's first match in charge of Watford ended in a 1-0 friendly win over Hemel Hempstead Town of the Conference South

Oscar Garcia's first game as Watford head coach ended in a 1-0 win against Hemel Hempstead Town in a behind-closed-doors friendly at London Colney.

The Spaniard, who succeeded Beppe Sannino on Tuesday, took charge of a strong Hornets side, which included those who had not received international call-ups.

Diego Fabbrini scored the game’s only goal in the first of two 30-minute periods, following good work from Odion Ighalo.

Watford set up in a 4-3-3, with first-year professional Jorell Johnson at left-back. Heurelho Gomes was in goal, with Lloyd Doyley, Gabriele Angella and Joel Ekstrand making up the rest of the defence.

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Oscar Garcia's first match in charge of Watford ended in a 1-0 friendly win over Hemel Hempstead Town of the Conference South

D.unstable says...1:54pm Thu 4 Sep 14

Garcia out? Doesn't look as if he knows what he's doing. This is sarcasm, just in case you didnt realise :)

Garcia out?
Doesn't look as if he knows what he's doing.
This is sarcasm, just in case you didnt realise :)D.unstable

Garcia out? Doesn't look as if he knows what he's doing. This is sarcasm, just in case you didnt realise :)

Score: 39

AMP4WFC says...2:39pm Thu 4 Sep 14

D.unstable wrote…

Garcia out? Doesn't look as if he knows what he's doing. This is sarcasm, just in case you didnt realise :)

I knew.......

[quote][p][bold]D.unstable[/bold] wrote:
Garcia out?
Doesn't look as if he knows what he's doing.
This is sarcasm, just in case you didnt realise :)[/p][/quote]I knew.......AMP4WFC

D.unstable wrote…

Garcia out? Doesn't look as if he knows what he's doing. This is sarcasm, just in case you didnt realise :)

I knew.......

Score: -10

sammyboy567 says...2:42pm Thu 4 Sep 14

I genuinely think he should leave and awful appointment by the pozzos ! POZZO'S OUT ! GARCIA OUT ! = Watford Promotion

I genuinely think he should leave and awful appointment by the pozzos !
POZZO'S OUT !
GARCIA OUT ! = Watford Promotionsammyboy567

I genuinely think he should leave and awful appointment by the pozzos ! POZZO'S OUT ! GARCIA OUT ! = Watford Promotion

Score: -64

akureyri says...2:53pm Thu 4 Sep 14

sammyboy567 wrote…

I genuinely think he should leave and awful appointment by the pozzos ! POZZO'S OUT ! GARCIA OUT ! = Watford Promotion

This is not funny. Ironic, scarcastic or facetious, not funny.

[quote][p][bold]sammyboy567[/bold] wrote:
I genuinely think he should leave and awful appointment by the pozzos ! POZZO'S OUT ! GARCIA OUT ! = Watford Promotion[/p][/quote]This is not funny. Ironic, scarcastic or facetious, not funny.akureyri

sammyboy567 wrote…

I genuinely think he should leave and awful appointment by the pozzos ! POZZO'S OUT ! GARCIA OUT ! = Watford Promotion

This is not funny. Ironic, scarcastic or facetious, not funny.

Score: 20

poole-horn says...3:02pm Thu 4 Sep 14

I thought Jorrel had gone on loan to Hemel ?

I thought Jorrel had gone on loan to Hemel ?poole-horn

I thought Jorrel had gone on loan to Hemel ?

Score: 5

endean2 says...3:05pm Thu 4 Sep 14

is this the best humour you can come up with? oh very dear me

is this the best humour you can come up with?
oh very dear meendean2

is this the best humour you can come up with? oh very dear me

Score: 6

tommy gunn says...3:15pm Thu 4 Sep 14

Only a friendly I know but Boreham Wood put 6 past Hemel in a recent league match, may be they've improved. !

Only a friendly I know but Boreham Wood put 6 past Hemel in a recent league match, may be they've improved. !tommy gunn

Only a friendly I know but Boreham Wood put 6 past Hemel in a recent league match, may be they've improved. !

Score: -9

Harrydownunder says...3:34pm Thu 4 Sep 14

E M EME EMEL EMEL!

E M EME EMEL EMEL!Harrydownunder

E M EME EMEL EMEL!

Score: 5

Mickey Quinn, not so thin says...3:49pm Thu 4 Sep 14

We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over. Beppe IN !

We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over.
Beppe IN !Mickey Quinn, not so thin

We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over. Beppe IN !

Score: 19

mooneysmagic says...4:38pm Thu 4 Sep 14

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote…

We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over. Beppe IN !

What's more important, entertaining but losing matches or playing negative football the Garcia way and winning. I would say the latter if it gets us promotion.

[quote][p][bold]Mickey Quinn, not so thin[/bold] wrote:
We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over.
Beppe IN ![/p][/quote]What's more important, entertaining but losing matches or playing negative football the Garcia way and winning.
I would say the latter if it gets us promotion.mooneysmagic

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote…

We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over. Beppe IN !

What's more important, entertaining but losing matches or playing negative football the Garcia way and winning. I would say the latter if it gets us promotion.

Score: -38

bornyellow says...4:55pm Thu 4 Sep 14

Will have to wait and see what his formation is....Beppe followed GZ with an attacking 3-5-2, BS did look for alternatives in the summer but it looked abit flat and kind of returned to 3-5-2....it may be the way our players have adapted to playing with the kind of players we have..I hope OG recognises this as the system has done so well in the past....whether he uses it or has other ideas we will have to wait and see.

Will have to wait and see what his formation is....Beppe followed GZ with an attacking 3-5-2, BS did look for alternatives in the summer but it looked abit flat and kind of returned to 3-5-2....it may be the way our players have adapted to playing with the kind of players we have..I hope OG recognises this as the system has done so well in the past....whether he uses it or has other ideas we will have to wait and see.bornyellow

Will have to wait and see what his formation is....Beppe followed GZ with an attacking 3-5-2, BS did look for alternatives in the summer but it looked abit flat and kind of returned to 3-5-2....it may be the way our players have adapted to playing with the kind of players we have..I hope OG recognises this as the system has done so well in the past....whether he uses it or has other ideas we will have to wait and see.

Score: 5

Retlas says...5:30pm Thu 4 Sep 14

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote…

We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over. Beppe IN !

WUM lol

[quote][p][bold]Mickey Quinn, not so thin[/bold] wrote:
We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over.
Beppe IN ![/p][/quote]WUM lolRetlas

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote…

We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over. Beppe IN !

WUM lol

Score: 4

Hornankey says...5:53pm Thu 4 Sep 14

According to my Seagull colleagues get used to this scoreline - it is how many Brighton scored on a good day under Garcia!

According to my Seagull colleagues get used to this scoreline - it is how many Brighton scored on a good day under Garcia!Hornankey

According to my Seagull colleagues get used to this scoreline - it is how many Brighton scored on a good day under Garcia!

Score: 0

WanderingDynamo says...6:33pm Thu 4 Sep 14

poole-horn wrote…

I thought Jorrel had gone on loan to Hemel ?

I believe it was a 'youth loan' Poole-Horn, which means the player can return to the parent club between matches to train or, as in this case, play in friendlies.

[quote][p][bold]poole-horn[/bold] wrote:
I thought Jorrel had gone on loan to Hemel ?[/p][/quote]I believe it was a 'youth loan' Poole-Horn, which means the player can return to the parent club between matches to train or, as in this case, play in friendlies.WanderingDynamo

poole-horn wrote…

I thought Jorrel had gone on loan to Hemel ?

I believe it was a 'youth loan' Poole-Horn, which means the player can return to the parent club between matches to train or, as in this case, play in friendlies.

Score: 2

hongkongyellow says...7:29pm Thu 4 Sep 14

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0hongkongyellow

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Score: 4

only5foot3 says...9:25pm Thu 4 Sep 14

The biggest flaw with 352 is the vulnerability down the wings which teams regularly target Watford with. Huddersfield had lots of joy Saturday which shows it's still a problem. But it's also great for counter attacking football which with abdi and pace in the team suits us well. Maybe oscars first dilemma will be formation?

The biggest flaw with 352 is the vulnerability down the wings which teams regularly target Watford with. Huddersfield had lots of joy Saturday which shows it's still a problem. But it's also great for counter attacking football which with abdi and pace in the team suits us well. Maybe oscars first dilemma will be formation?only5foot3

The biggest flaw with 352 is the vulnerability down the wings which teams regularly target Watford with. Huddersfield had lots of joy Saturday which shows it's still a problem. But it's also great for counter attacking football which with abdi and pace in the team suits us well. Maybe oscars first dilemma will be formation?

Score: 2

Nordin Wooter says...9:31pm Thu 4 Sep 14

only5foot3 wrote…

The biggest flaw with 352 is the vulnerability down the wings which teams regularly target Watford with. Huddersfield had lots of joy Saturday which shows it's still a problem. But it's also great for counter attacking football which with abdi and pace in the team suits us well. Maybe oscars first dilemma will be formation?

The best asset we have is our attacking ability. Troy, fernando and vydra all work best with two up top. We have played 433 on a number of occasions this season albeit in friendlies and we haven't had a convincing win in any. Play to our strength and play with what we are familiar with!!

[quote][p][bold]only5foot3[/bold] wrote:
The biggest flaw with 352 is the vulnerability down the wings which teams regularly target Watford with. Huddersfield had lots of joy Saturday which shows it's still a problem. But it's also great for counter attacking football which with abdi and pace in the team suits us well. Maybe oscars first dilemma will be formation?[/p][/quote]The best asset we have is our attacking ability. Troy, fernando and vydra all work best with two up top. We have played 433 on a number of occasions this season albeit in friendlies and we haven't had a convincing win in any. Play to our strength and play with what we are familiar with!!Nordin Wooter

only5foot3 wrote…

The biggest flaw with 352 is the vulnerability down the wings which teams regularly target Watford with. Huddersfield had lots of joy Saturday which shows it's still a problem. But it's also great for counter attacking football which with abdi and pace in the team suits us well. Maybe oscars first dilemma will be formation?

The best asset we have is our attacking ability. Troy, fernando and vydra all work best with two up top. We have played 433 on a number of occasions this season albeit in friendlies and we haven't had a convincing win in any. Play to our strength and play with what we are familiar with!!

Score: 5

4boys says...9:37pm Thu 4 Sep 14

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Hemel Hempstead are only a part time team (they all have other jobs), this was just a friendly and means nothing except giving the manager a chance to see some of his players and how they read a game.

[quote][p][bold]hongkongyellow[/bold] wrote:
i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0[/p][/quote]Hemel Hempstead are only a part time team (they all have other jobs), this was just a friendly and means nothing except giving the manager a chance to see some of his players and how they read a game.4boys

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Hemel Hempstead are only a part time team (they all have other jobs), this was just a friendly and means nothing except giving the manager a chance to see some of his players and how they read a game.

Score: 0

bornyellow says...11:07pm Thu 4 Sep 14

only5foot3 wrote…

The biggest flaw with 352 is the vulnerability down the wings which teams regularly target Watford with. Huddersfield had lots of joy Saturday which shows it's still a problem. But it's also great for counter attacking football which with abdi and pace in the team suits us well. Maybe oscars first dilemma will be formation?

it could be, attacking football like 352 can score goals and goals win games but as important is to have a mean defensive line as a clean sheet wont lose games...it will be very interesting to see what his tactics will be.

[quote][p][bold]only5foot3[/bold] wrote:
The biggest flaw with 352 is the vulnerability down the wings which teams regularly target Watford with. Huddersfield had lots of joy Saturday which shows it's still a problem. But it's also great for counter attacking football which with abdi and pace in the team suits us well. Maybe oscars first dilemma will be formation?[/p][/quote]it could be, attacking football like 352 can score goals and goals win games but as important is to have a mean defensive line as a clean sheet wont lose games...it will be very interesting to see what his tactics will be.bornyellow

only5foot3 wrote…

The biggest flaw with 352 is the vulnerability down the wings which teams regularly target Watford with. Huddersfield had lots of joy Saturday which shows it's still a problem. But it's also great for counter attacking football which with abdi and pace in the team suits us well. Maybe oscars first dilemma will be formation?

it could be, attacking football like 352 can score goals and goals win games but as important is to have a mean defensive line as a clean sheet wont lose games...it will be very interesting to see what his tactics will be.

Score: 0

BuRP says...6:24am Fri 5 Sep 14

hongkongyellow says... i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0 Silly guilo.

hongkongyellow says...
i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0
Silly guilo.BuRP

hongkongyellow says... i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0 Silly guilo.

Score: -2

Harry's Bar says...8:41am Fri 5 Sep 14

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Garcia know more than Hong Kong Phooey, you stay Kowloon.

[quote][p][bold]hongkongyellow[/bold] wrote:
i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0[/p][/quote]Garcia know more than Hong Kong Phooey, you stay Kowloon.Harry's Bar

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Garcia know more than Hong Kong Phooey, you stay Kowloon.

Score: 1

Mickey Quinn, not so thin says...9:03am Fri 5 Sep 14

mooneysmagic wrote…

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote…

We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over. Beppe IN !

What's more important, entertaining but losing matches or playing negative football the Garcia way and winning. I would say the latter if it gets us promotion.

was just kidding mate !!

[quote][p][bold]mooneysmagic[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Mickey Quinn, not so thin[/bold] wrote:
We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over.
Beppe IN ![/p][/quote]What's more important, entertaining but losing matches or playing negative football the Garcia way and winning.
I would say the latter if it gets us promotion.[/p][/quote]was just kidding mate !!Mickey Quinn, not so thin

mooneysmagic wrote…

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote…

We would have won 7-2 under Beppe. Yes he's tightened up the back but clearly the days of exciting attacking football under Beppe are over. Beppe IN !

What's more important, entertaining but losing matches or playing negative football the Garcia way and winning. I would say the latter if it gets us promotion.

was just kidding mate !!

Score: 0

hongkongyellow says...9:09am Fri 5 Sep 14

Harry's Bar wrote…

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Garcia know more than Hong Kong Phooey, you stay Kowloon.

you come mad dogs bar and say this. we loyal hornet

[quote][p][bold]Harry's Bar[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]hongkongyellow[/bold] wrote:
i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0[/p][/quote]Garcia know more than Hong Kong Phooey, you stay Kowloon.[/p][/quote]you come mad dogs bar and say this. we loyal hornethongkongyellow

Harry's Bar wrote…

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Garcia know more than Hong Kong Phooey, you stay Kowloon.

you come mad dogs bar and say this. we loyal hornet

Score: 4

hongkongyellow says...9:11am Fri 5 Sep 14

BuRP wrote…

hongkongyellow says... i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0 Silly guilo.

me no guilo you guilo. why you bad to fellow hornet

[quote][p][bold]BuRP[/bold] wrote:
hongkongyellow says...
i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0
Silly guilo.[/p][/quote]me no guilo you guilo. why you bad to fellow hornethongkongyellow

BuRP wrote…

hongkongyellow says... i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0 Silly guilo.

me no guilo you guilo. why you bad to fellow hornet

Score: -1

Hampshire hornet says...9:13am Fri 5 Sep 14

To be fair Hemel would have had a lot of players on international duty so they did well with their reserves

To be fair Hemel would have had a lot of players on international duty so they did well with their reservesHampshire hornet

To be fair Hemel would have had a lot of players on international duty so they did well with their reserves

Score: 10

mkhornet says...9:29am Fri 5 Sep 14

I hope that we don't go back to 4-3-3 as we've looked so dull when we've tried it recently. Yes I like us to win but I also go to be entertained, if I wanted to watch dull 1-0 games every week I'd start watching Serie A.

I hope that we don't go back to 4-3-3 as we've looked so dull when we've tried it recently. Yes I like us to win but I also go to be entertained, if I wanted to watch dull 1-0 games every week I'd start watching Serie A.mkhornet

I hope that we don't go back to 4-3-3 as we've looked so dull when we've tried it recently. Yes I like us to win but I also go to be entertained, if I wanted to watch dull 1-0 games every week I'd start watching Serie A.

Score: 4

BuRP says...10:03am Fri 5 Sep 14

BuRP wrote: hongkongyellow says... i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0 Silly guilo. me no guilo you guilo. why you bad to fellow hornet You no Chinese Hornet you guilo tosser (not to be Confucious with Toszer)

BuRP wrote:
hongkongyellow says...
i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0
Silly guilo.
me no guilo you guilo. why you bad to fellow hornet
You no Chinese Hornet you guilo tosser (not to be Confucious with Toszer)BuRP

BuRP wrote: hongkongyellow says... i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0 Silly guilo. me no guilo you guilo. why you bad to fellow hornet You no Chinese Hornet you guilo tosser (not to be Confucious with Toszer)

Score: 0

Harry's Bar says...11:42am Fri 5 Sep 14

hongkongyellow wrote…

Harry's Bar wrote…

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Garcia know more than Hong Kong Phooey, you stay Kowloon.

you come mad dogs bar and say this. we loyal hornet

I'll be on the next flight then. Is "mad dogs bar" in the Hong Kong travel guide?

[quote][p][bold]hongkongyellow[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Harry's Bar[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]hongkongyellow[/bold] wrote:
i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0[/p][/quote]Garcia know more than Hong Kong Phooey, you stay Kowloon.[/p][/quote]you come mad dogs bar and say this. we loyal hornet[/p][/quote]I'll be on the next flight then. Is "mad dogs bar" in the Hong Kong travel guide?Harry's Bar

hongkongyellow wrote…

Harry's Bar wrote…

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Garcia know more than Hong Kong Phooey, you stay Kowloon.

you come mad dogs bar and say this. we loyal hornet

I'll be on the next flight then. Is "mad dogs bar" in the Hong Kong travel guide?

Score: 0

Watford Man says...12:55pm Fri 5 Sep 14

sammyboy567 wrote…

I genuinely think he should leave and awful appointment by the pozzos ! POZZO'S OUT ! GARCIA OUT ! = Watford Promotion

What are you?

[quote][p][bold]sammyboy567[/bold] wrote:
I genuinely think he should leave and awful appointment by the pozzos !
POZZO'S OUT !
GARCIA OUT ! = Watford Promotion[/p][/quote]What are you?Watford Man

sammyboy567 wrote…

I genuinely think he should leave and awful appointment by the pozzos ! POZZO'S OUT ! GARCIA OUT ! = Watford Promotion

What are you?

Score: 0

1234566789 says...1:32pm Fri 5 Sep 14

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Are you trying some sort of 'Evil Kagawa' type thing here? Not the best

[quote][p][bold]hongkongyellow[/bold] wrote:
i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0[/p][/quote]Are you trying some sort of 'Evil Kagawa' type thing here? Not the best1234566789

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Are you trying some sort of 'Evil Kagawa' type thing here? Not the best

Score: 2

hongkongyellow says...2:25pm Fri 5 Sep 14

1234566789 wrote…

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Are you trying some sort of 'Evil Kagawa' type thing here? Not the best

says man who only know numbers

[quote][p][bold]1234566789[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]hongkongyellow[/bold] wrote:
i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0[/p][/quote]Are you trying some sort of 'Evil Kagawa' type thing here? Not the best[/p][/quote]says man who only know numbershongkongyellow

1234566789 wrote…

hongkongyellow wrote…

i dont find hemel hemsted in any of leagues. how we only win 1-0

Are you trying some sort of 'Evil Kagawa' type thing here? Not the best

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